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Tuesday, 3 June 2014Storms with feminine names may kill three times as many victims because people do not perceive them as being as threatening as storms named after men.Subjects: cyclones, storm, weather, cyclone

Monday, 24 June 2013Higher levels of air pollution reduced the frequency of North Atlantic hurricanes and other tropical storms for most of the 20th century, a new study shows.Subjects: climate-change, weather, cycloneLocations: united-kingdom

Wednesday, 2 February 2011As Tropical Cyclone Yasi, an extremely large and powerful system, moves towards the north Queensland coast, find out more about these storms and how they cause so much damage.Subjects: cyclones, weather, cyclone

Wednesday, 7 July 2010Cooling conditions in the central region of the Pacific Ocean are setting the stage for a La Nina event, a phenomenon which usually causes wetter conditions across Asia and Australia, say meteorologists.Subjects: environment, climate-change, weather, cyclone, rainfall, stormLocations: australia

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commentsAsk an Expert If water in a toilet, basin or a cyclone spins clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, which way does it spin at the equator?Subjects: physics, weather, cyclone, askanexpert

Tuesday, 1 September 2009A mysterious weather pattern that occurs over the Indian Ocean could allow weather forecasters to predict cyclones up to three weeks ahead of time.Subjects: earth-sciences, weather, cyclone, stormLocations: united-kingdom

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